Basket
Circular basket made of sand wild rye, with seal sculpture as handle on lid.
- Accession Number 2022.18.83.1-2
- Period 20th century
- Materials grass, sand rye, stone, soapstone, tendon
- Measurements 20,5 x 17,6 cm
Historical context
This circular basket (ivigaq, in the Inuit language) was made from wild rye (ivik, in Inuktitut), a large herbaceous plant that grows on the sandy shores of the coast, where it is harvested in autumn. Once thoroughly dried, it is used to make baskets. First, a sprig of wild rye is tightly rolled around a small bundle of wild rye to form a sausage, which is then rolled up and sewn flat to form the bottom of the basket. Other strands are th...
- Accession Number 2022.18.83.1-2
- Period 20th century
- Materials grass, sand rye, stone, soapstone, tendon
- Measurements 20,5 x 17,6 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.083.1-2
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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